HOW TO clean your expansion tank BEST METHOD FOUND!!!
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- How to clean your expansion tank!! I’ve tried numerous methods and at last found one that works!!
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I really appreciate how you attempted everything and recorded this process thank you.
Tried a few things like you but found carb cleaner works pretty well
I was going to suggest putting it in a large pot and let it simmer on low heat with dish soap for 30 minutes or so.
I've used that to remove paint from door and cabinet hinges, electrical wall plates, etc
Nice to see you keep trying until the job completed.
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Washing liquid + Bleach + hot water I would have never guessed this in a million yrs. Thanks
I've been using this method for a few years now and it's absolutely perfect! Thanks for making it a video to show everyone! Good job!
Thank you so much for this video. I cut an old accelerator cable, hooked one end up to a stainless steel scrubber and the other end to my drill. It did work, especially getting to hard to reach areas inside, however, didnt come out at wonderful as your did. So gonna try it your way 😄
Doing my own work at home I get quite OCD about this sort of thing. I recently battled my sons Volkswagen coolant tank. What came to mind while on final stage was marbles and or 'Jacks' from children's Ball and Jacks game to shake around inside and get the last stubborn bits. His particular I had to be careful because it had a non- removeable Level Sensor in there.
A bit of river sand cleans it in one operation.
Half fill with hot water, add any washing liquid/powder, half fill with coarse sand/gravel. Shake like crazy, rinse and repeat, etc.😊
Just been cleaning one of mine today.
Fairy liquid and engine degreaser and a lot of shaking got a lot of gunk out, but it was still stained.
I then poured lots of sugar (no water) in there and gave it a good shake, and it got most of the stubborn stuff off!. Then rinced it. 😎
I've also now left it with some coke overnight as I know it works over night on rusty/dirty penny's.
Will see if it's helped at all on the remaining stains in the morning.
Good result. Putting in some small gravel (aquarium gravel or equivalent) and giving it a good shake can help loosen up the stubborn debris BUT only on single-skin coolant expansion tanks. Some coolant tanks (such as on Peugeot 206 etc) have a double wall and cleaning them and getting the stones out afterwards is somewhat challenging.
Good to know thanks 🙏
Rather than rice use a flat link chain as on sink plugs and swish that around to get the hard to reach area
Brilliant thx u just saved money. I know I sound a Scotsman. Yet the vid helps loads. Thx mate.🎉
A lot of the residue is lime left from using tap water. I've used CLR or other lime remover products. Vinegar is too weak of an acid so it gets neutralized quickly and would take many applications. Don't use these products in your radiator as they will eat up the core whether aluminum or copper. Always use distilled water if mixing coolant.
u can use rice and gasoline to clean expansion tank, with less time and great results
The comparison may be skewed by the fact that heat (in this case, boiling hot water) was only used for one of the tests. I wonder how effective some of the other tests might have been, if they were using boiling hot liquids.
Great video. I have been unable to clean the inside of the tank on my Kawasaki to my satisfaction and will give this a go. One observation I made: The green pad you used on the exterior has a tendency to scratch plastic. I suggest trying the blue Scotch-Brite non-scratch sponges (that may be found at the grocer's, alongside dishwashing products). I think the blue pads are made from a recycled plastic material, so they don't tend to scratch softer materials while still being very effective.
Rice in the drain leads to clogs. Good job cleaning the tank. Im going to try this.
If you expansion tank looks like that your cooling system needs some work
3:15 bro casually making mustard gas
No, not even close. Bleach or sodium hypochlorite and a surfactant such as the washing up liquid is very common in bathroom cleaners such as Tilex. I've made this combination a lot with no mustard gas
A 50/50 bleach and water with a squirt of dawn dishwashing liquid is a very effective cleanser and mildew remover
Filled mine with gasoline and gave a it a good long shake. That got every bit of rusty and greasy residue.
gas and rice or only gas? (asking cuz rice scrubs the inside when shook haha)
What’s the cleaning process like after?
Much better rough sand,water ,soap cover it with unlimited shake shake 😊😊
I'd like to know what else gets put down that sink...lol
Thank you for this video
I put course sand or tiny pebbles inside and shake well with bleach and dish soap
I would avoid the harsh chemicals, sometimes these will compromise the integrity of the plastic and decrease the life span of the tank leading to cracks and leaks.
Leave it on car and put a dishwasher tablet in it and run it until hot.Then drain.
You certainly don’t give up but you got there in the end 👏👏👏 think I would have and brought a new one.
I was wondering what his wife thought about him doing this in the sink .
sea sand, salt, water and shake it .... the sand will go all over the tank and scratch and clean the dirt the salt will harden the water
Petrol and Rice is the best
I put stainless steel tumbling media and tumble it in a cement mixer
I used coconuts in a balloon
Someone use bleach and kitty litter, swooshed it around for a bit, then rinsed. Did a brilliant job at cleaning it.
THNKS YOU VERY MUCH
Good job,, i just bought a new one for 2008 super duty.
This inspired me to try oxyclean spray and it worked so fucking good with a toothbrush to scrub it.
Vinegar and ice, smaller not larger pieces of ice.
Sulphamic (Sulfamic) acid.
How has this tank held up? Did the bleach do anything to the structure of the plastic or the seam?
Hi, all good at the mo.
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I buy new one too much hassle. I’m lazy guy!!!😂
So bleach is the best?
I thought the white vinegar was going to work as it does on rusty metal but no!
Put a washing machine tablet in.hot water and kids glass marbles .and shake
Raid your couch, buy a new one. Its old heat worn, everything falls apart
Please let me also know what was te outcome
I did in the video
@@dadskillzcarsso what was the outcome?
Next time, use sulfamic acid. Works wonders.
That all rust comes from home water so all of us fill the thank up whit distilled water and no rust anymore
Citric acid....
Use a bloody ultrasound!
Just use some hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid.
Yeah, I was wondering when you'd get around to the bleach.
10€ for new one and save 30€ washing materials n water 😂
So to US translate.....Dawn, liquid Clorox bleach, boiling water, and rice in some proportion?
Right
Hahaha Thanks
After 5 hours of cleaning and the entire cleaning cupboard empty plus a drink of coke it’s still dirty 😝
Pepsi, not Coke! 😂
I use bleach or petrol best
Hurry your Mrs will be home soon and its all goner kick off
why the hell would you care to clean that???
The answer is contained in your question
@dadskillzcars but why??? you gain absolutely nothing doing that
Rice water bleach
Why didn't you just order it from China!?
😂😂😂😂
Try coke
I did, it didn’t work
@@dadskillzcars tough indeed.
Diesel fuel will eliminate 99% of anything lol